98 points James Suckling: "This is sleek and racy with a polish and beauty that is incredible. Full body, ultra-fine tannins that touch you at the beginning and take you down to a gorgeous depth of fruit. Super. A great single vineyard wine. Drink in 2022. (12/26/18)"
96 points Tim Atkin, MW: "As its name makes clear, this comes from vines located around an old olive tree in the upper part of the estate. Combining Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, it's a bold, structured, intense wine, showing aromas of wild herbs and incense and a palate that's powerful yet well balanced. 2022-35."
96 points Decanter: "As its name indicates, this comes from vines located around an old olive tree in the upper part of the Contino estate. Combining Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, it's a bold, structured, intense wine, showing aromas of thyme and incense and a dark-berry palate that's powerful yet well balanced. Drink: 2022-2035. Alcohol 14%. (Mar 2021)"
95 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "[$150 list] The 2016 Viña del Olivo has to be one of the finest recent vintages of this wine. It's powerful and elegant and has great balance and a lively palate, with focused flavors, great purity and integrated oak. It's very young and seems to have all the ingredients for a long development in bottle. It's tasty, long, very pure and is salty rather than sweet. Drink: 2020-2032. (Jun 2019)"
94 points Josh Raynolds (Vinous): "(malo in new French oak barrels and aging for 17 months in new French, American and Hungarian oak) Youthful purple. Powerful, deeply perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, potpourri and incense, along with oak spice, vanilla and woodsmoke nuances. Sweet and palate-coating, offering densely packed but vibrant black raspberry, cherry-vanilla and floral pastille flavors energized by a core of juicy acidity and a suggestion of exotic spices. Finishes sweet and impressively long, showing outstanding clarity and youthful tannins that add solid grip to the sappy, lingering fruit. Drink: 2026-2036. (Feb 2019)"
94 points Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "Colour: deep cherry. Nose: ripe fruit, dried herbs, creamy oak, dark chocolate. Palate: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins. (2019)"
96 points Tim Atkin, MW: "As its name makes clear, this comes from vines located around an old olive tree in the upper part of the estate. Combining Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, it's a bold, structured, intense wine, showing aromas of wild herbs and incense and a palate that's powerful yet well balanced. 2022-35."
96 points Decanter: "As its name indicates, this comes from vines located around an old olive tree in the upper part of the Contino estate. Combining Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, it's a bold, structured, intense wine, showing aromas of thyme and incense and a dark-berry palate that's powerful yet well balanced. Drink: 2022-2035. Alcohol 14%. (Mar 2021)"
95 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "[$150 list] The 2016 Viña del Olivo has to be one of the finest recent vintages of this wine. It's powerful and elegant and has great balance and a lively palate, with focused flavors, great purity and integrated oak. It's very young and seems to have all the ingredients for a long development in bottle. It's tasty, long, very pure and is salty rather than sweet. Drink: 2020-2032. (Jun 2019)"
94 points Josh Raynolds (Vinous): "(malo in new French oak barrels and aging for 17 months in new French, American and Hungarian oak) Youthful purple. Powerful, deeply perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, potpourri and incense, along with oak spice, vanilla and woodsmoke nuances. Sweet and palate-coating, offering densely packed but vibrant black raspberry, cherry-vanilla and floral pastille flavors energized by a core of juicy acidity and a suggestion of exotic spices. Finishes sweet and impressively long, showing outstanding clarity and youthful tannins that add solid grip to the sappy, lingering fruit. Drink: 2026-2036. (Feb 2019)"
94 points Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "Colour: deep cherry. Nose: ripe fruit, dried herbs, creamy oak, dark chocolate. Palate: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins. (2019)"
| Product SKU | 335230 |
| Producer | Contino |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Tempranillo/Tinto Fino |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano |
| ABV | 14.0% |
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